Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Part I: Value Chain Basics.

1. The Wharton School Study of the HealthCare Value Chain (Lawton R. Burns, Robert A. DeGraaff, Patricia M. Danzon,John R. Kimberly, William L. Kissick, and Mark V. Pauly).

2. Importance of the Health Care Value Chain (Lawton R. Burns and Robert A. DeGraaff).

3. How the Health Care Value Chain Operates (Lawton R. Burns).

Part II: The Intermediaries.

4. Role of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) (Lawton R. Burns).

5. Role of Wholesalers and Distributors (Lawton R. Burns and Robert A. DeGraaff).

6. Threats of Disintermediation Facing Distributors (Robert A. DeGraaff and Lawton R. Burns).

Part III: The Manufacturers.

7. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (Lawton R. Burns and Patricia M. Danzon).

8. Medical Device Manufacturers (Robert A. DeGraaff and Mark V. Pauly).

9. Medical-Surgical Manufacturers (Lawton R. Burns).

Part IV: E-Commerce.

10. E-Commerce in Health Care Manufacturers,Distributors, and GPOs (Lawton R. Burns and Robert A. DeGraaff ).

11. E-Commerce and Integrated DeliveryNetworks (IDNs) (Lawton R. Burns).

Part V: Conclusion.

12. Conclusion (Lawton R. Burns and John R. Kimberly).

Index.